The illegitimate son of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, he was formally recognised as his natural son under the Great Seal of 14 March 1542/3.
After the assassination of Cardinal Beaton in 1546, Douglas was appointed the main minister of Arbroath Abbey. In 1566 he is said to have been involved in the murder of David Rizzio at Holyrood House. In 1572 he is listed as "Commendator of Arbroath".
He was elected by the chapter of the diocese of Moray by 22 December 1573 several months after the death of Patrick Hepburn, the previous Bishop of Moray. He was consecrated on 5 February 1574. On 6 March 1574, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland censured him for "immorality" with Agnes Scott, widow of Thomas Dishington of Ardross. He was very much an absentee prelate residing mainly in Edinburgh and participated in the troubled activities during James VI's minority. He held the bishopric for 16 years, until his death on 28 December 1589. He was buried in the interior of Holyrood Abbey (now ruinous). He had an illegitimate son, Andrew, who was a student at Stirling and predeceased him.[1]
george, douglas, bishop, george, douglas, died, december, 1589, late, medieval, scottish, nobleman, prelate, served, bishop, moray, bishop, george, douglas, seal, life, editthe, illegitimate, archibald, douglas, earl, angus, formally, recognised, natural, unde. George Douglas died 28 December 1589 was a late medieval Scottish nobleman and prelate He served as Bishop of Moray Bishop George Douglas seal Life editThe illegitimate son of Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus he was formally recognised as his natural son under the Great Seal of 14 March 1542 3 After the assassination of Cardinal Beaton in 1546 Douglas was appointed the main minister of Arbroath Abbey In 1566 he is said to have been involved in the murder of David Rizzio at Holyrood House In 1572 he is listed as Commendator of Arbroath He was elected by the chapter of the diocese of Moray by 22 December 1573 several months after the death of Patrick Hepburn the previous Bishop of Moray He was consecrated on 5 February 1574 On 6 March 1574 the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland censured him for immorality with Agnes Scott widow of Thomas Dishington of Ardross He was very much an absentee prelate residing mainly in Edinburgh and participated in the troubled activities during James VI s minority He held the bishopric for 16 years until his death on 28 December 1589 He was buried in the interior of Holyrood Abbey now ruinous He had an illegitimate son Andrew who was a student at Stirling and predeceased him 1 References edit Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae vol 7 by Hew Scott Keith Robert An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops Down to the Year 1688 London 1924 Watt D E R Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638 2nd Draft St Andrews 1969 Religious titles Preceded byPatrick Hepburn Bishop of Moray1579 1589 Succeeded byAlexander Douglas II nbsp nbsp This article about a United Kingdom bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a Scottish religious figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Douglas bishop amp oldid 1165053828, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
